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ALAMOGORDO – An Otero County jury found a 31-year-old Alamogordo man guilty Wednesday for molesting a 6-year-old girl in 2006, according to a 12th Judicial District Attorney’s Office press release.

In the release 12th Judicial District Attorney John Sugg stated, Brandon Dyke who did not take the stand in his three-day trial was sentenced to 99 years in prison with 30 years suspended immediately after the verdict. Jurors deliberated for an hour and 15 minutes.

Sugg wrote the crimes occurred in 2006 when Dyke was 20 years-old and the victim was 6-years-old.

Dyke’s brother was the boyfriend of the child’s mother, and lived with the victim’s family during the time of the incident’s occurred, Sugg stated in the release.

He wrote the victim, now 17, testified that she regularly slept in Dyke’s bedroom and was repeatedly abused during that time.

Deputy District Attorney RoxeAnne Esquibel who advocated for a sentence long enough to equate to life because the victim would continue to suffer throughout her life, Sugg wrote in the release.

In the release he stated, the case was investigated by District Attorney Investigator David Hunter who worked for the Alamogordo Police Department when the offenses occurred.

“The facts of the case were so egregious that the witnesses recalled the case even though more than 10 years has elapsed since they were committed.”

Deputy District Attorney RoxeAnne Esquibel

Dyke had previously been convicted for the 2006 offenses then sentenced to 36 years in prison after entering into a plea agreement with prosecutors in 2008 but in 2012 Dyke filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking to withdraw from his 2008 plea agreement, Sugg stated in the release.

The court concluded that Dyke had been properly advised of the penalties he was facing prior to entering into the 2008 plea agreement, the court allowed Dyke to withdraw his plea agreement on March 16, 2015 then the court set aside Dyke’s 2008 conviction, Sugg wrote.

In the release he stated, the District Attorney’s Office pushed the case forward to trial not letting Dyke escape responsibility for his criminal for his criminal conduct.

“The facts of the case were so egregious that the witnesses recalled the case even though more than 10 years has elapsed since they were committed,” Esquibel stated in the release.

District Attorney Victim’s Advocate Carolyn Glover worked closely with the victim throughout the process to minimize the re-traumatization the inevitably resulted from the victim having to re-live the horrendous events from her past, Sugg wrote in the release.

“Wednesday was a great day for the criminal justice system,” Sugg stated in the release. “Each member of the prosecution team worked tirelessly to make sure Brandon Dyke was held responsible for what he did, and on behalf of the victim, we are relieved to see him finally brought to justice.”

In the release Sugg wrote, if Dyke is ever released after serving his prison, Dyke will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. He will also be on parole for between 5 years and 20 years.